screen (intel igp) goes black after logout when using xauth

StompDagger1@yahoo.com stompdagger1 at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 25 22:33:33 PDT 2013



>>From: walter harms <wharms at bfs.de>

>>To: xorg at lists.x.org 
>>Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 4:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: screen (intel igp) goes black after logout when using xauth
 
>>
>>Hi,
>>i still have no idea.
>>But perhaps you can reduced your Programm to  make the xauth stuff only
>>to get an idea if that has anything to do with the problem.
>>
>>(I assume that only your programm is causing the problem, others work fine).
>>
>>re.
>> wh
>>
>>Am 25.08.2013 07:50, schrieb StompDagger1 at yahoo.com:
>>>> From: "StompDagger1 at yahoo.com" <stompdagger1 at yahoo.com>
>>> 
>>>> To: "xorg at lists.freedesktop.org" <xorg at lists.freedesktop.org> 
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:01 AM
>>>> Subject: screen (intel igp) goes black after logout when using xauth
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hello, 
>>> 
>>>> I have the folok,lowing scenario: 
>>> 
>>>     * a framework that runs a gui program. 
>>> 
>>>     * group a that all the included users can use that framework 
>>>> in an essence, user x from group a can execute program a1. program a1 
>>> uses sudo to run another program as user a_x which runs a gui program. 
>>>> as the executing user isn't user a_x, I need to use xauth to extract the
>>>  session's X cookie to be able to connect to the X session, after the 
>>> program is done, I remove the X session from the >X cookie using xauth. 
>>> 
>>>> this works well when I start the program but when I shut it down and logout, the screen stays black. 
>>> 
>>>> this started when I replaced the previous card (ati, worked without problems) with the intel igp. 
>>> 
>>>> any ideas? the logs doesn't show any error.
>>> 
>>>> I'm using kernel 3.10.7 with mesa from git, inter driver version 2.21.14 on a i7-2600 with 16 gb of ram.
>>> 
>>>> thanks for the help.
>>> 
>>> no one have an idea in the matter?
>>>> 
>
>greetings, thanks for the input, will try it.
>
>something popped into mind. I use a hdmi to dvi cable, can that be the issue? e.g. there is some feedback that is needed when connecting >to hdmi that dvi doesn't supports?

ok, not sure what it was but the issue is resolved.
probably either an intel driver or xorg update.

thanks for the help
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